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+ | ====== Rolling Cart with Retractable Wheels ====== | ||
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+ | When we first started the Makerspace, before we had even rented a building, we talked about having members build rolling carts that would serve as portable bench space with personal storage underneath, and which could be rolled out of the way when they weren' | ||
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+ | You don't want the cart rolling around while you're working, and I didn't want separate toe brakes on each wheel. After looking at several possibilities, | ||
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+ | Here's what I came up with: | ||
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+ | When you pull the handle, the wedges lift the table onto the wheels. The metal strips on top of the wedges keep the bearings from digging into the wood. After I took these pictures, I made different wedges with a steeper angle (30 degrees instead of 15), because our floors aren't level and I needed it to lift up higher. I also replaced the temporary handle shown here with a longer one. | ||